Employment Opportunities

Ag Business Solutions – Grand Rapids, MI

Location: Grand Rapids Office

Employment Type: Salaried Full Time

Company & Position Overview

Join our growing team of accountants and controllers to service a group of companies throughout multiple industries, with a primary focus on the dairy industry. You’ll play a key role in the financial reporting, forecasting, and consulting for a dedicated portfolio of clients. Each month you will lead the general ledger operations to ensure accurate financial reporting that leadership relies for critical business decisions. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain diverse industry experience while also providing a path for career growth within our team.

At Ag Business Solutions, our mission is to assist crop and dairy farmers manage their business, so they can focus their time and energies in providing the highest level of care to their animals, farms and bringing healthy farm fresh food and high-quality dairy products to America at low prices, while providing a source of income for their families and employees.

Our staff of CPAs and highly credentialed professionals provide daily administrative and accounting services through direct interaction with ownership and on-site management. Powered by sophisticated, ever-evolving IT platform, we support multiple dairies, cattle, and row-crop farming operations throughout the country. In addition, our ability to assist producers in managing price risk in the areas of livestock, feed, and milk truly sets us apart.

Position Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Controllers on daily finance and accounting activities
• Perform cost accounting, including cattle inventory and feed inventory reconciliations, entries, and accruals
• Prepare intercompany and external invoice requests
• Maintain balance sheet schedules, including accrued and prepaid expenses and deferred revenue
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations
• Maintain accounting for new construction and capital projects, including cost tracking, capitalization, and financial analysis
• Review monthly general ledger activity and prepare corresponding accruals
• Reconcile general ledger accounts and prepare journal entries
• Maintain fixed asset schedules
• Assist with monthly financial statement preparation for various dairy, farming, real estate, and supporting entities
• Compile monthly reports for owners and stakeholders
• Assist with year-end close activities and prepare schedules and documentation required for external financial statement audits and CPA-prepared tax returns
• Complete miscellaneous projects and analysis as needed

Ideal Candidate

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred
• Experience: 2+ years of accounting experience preferred
• Industry Focus: Prior experience in agricultural, manufacturing, or other operationally intensive industries strongly preferred

Core Skills

• Experience with account reconciliation, inventory costing, and month-end close processes
• Familiarity with financial statement analysis and preparation preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and experience working with accounting/ERP systems
• Willingness to embrace, evaluate, and implement new IT-based solutions to automate and improve processes
• A reliable self-starter able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Strong understanding of processes and controls with a mindset focused on continuous improvement
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with high attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a genuine interest in working closely with a small, collaborative team

Work Hours

• This is a full-time position, while standard hours are typically 40 hours per week, additional hours may be required during peak periods, including month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, as well as during major projects
• We support a flexible work schedule to accommodate personal commitments and promote a healthy work–life balance

Why is the position open?

• Newly created due to growth

Ag Business Solutions – Grand Rapids, MI

Location: Grand Rapids Office

Employment Type: Salaried Full Time

Company & Position Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Senior Family Accountant to join our team and support the financial and tax needs of a prominent family and its related entities. This is a unique opportunity for an accounting or tax professional who enjoys working across both tax, accounting, financial reporting, and family-office financial matters rather than being limited to a traditional accounting or tax role. The position will work closely with the Director of Tax and various Controllers, providing support on tax planning and compliance while also taking ownership of personal financial reporting, accounting, and financial administration for the family and its numerous entities. The ideal candidate will have several years of experience working with high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, partnerships, and closely held businesses and will be comfortable managing detailed financial information across multiple entities and relationships. Because of the nature of the position, the successful candidate must be able to operate with a high degree of discretion, confidentiality, organization, and attention to detail.

At Ag Business Solutions, our mission is to assist crop and dairy farmers manage their business, so they can focus their time and energies in providing the highest level of care to their animals, farms and bringing healthy farm fresh food and high-quality dairy products to America at low prices, while providing a source of income for their families and employees.

Our staff of CPAs and highly credentialed professionals provide daily administrative and accounting services through direct interaction with ownership and on-site management. Powered by sophisticated, ever-evolving IT platform, we support multiple dairies, cattle, and row-crop farming operations throughout the country. In addition, our ability to assist producers in managing price risk in the areas of livestock, feed, and milk truly sets us apart.

Position Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications

Key Resposibilities

Tax & Planning Support

• Assist the Director of Tax with individual, trust, partnership, and business tax matters.
• Prepare and assist with individual, trust, partnership, and business tax returns, workpapers, projections, and supporting schedules under the direction of the Director of Tax.
• Support the Director of Tax with information and analysis related to estate planning and wealth transfer matters.
• Assist with tax planning projects, including modeling the tax impact of transactions and other significant financial decisions.
• Maintain accurate tax-related records and schedules across the family’s various entities.

Family Financial Reporting & Accounting

• Prepare periodic financial statement of various consulting, real estate and investment entities along with personal financial statements.
• Maintain balance sheet schedules including among other tasks, reconciling general ledger accounts, maintaining fixed assets, and preparing journal entries.
• Manage and coordinate cash transfers across family-related entities while maintaining appropriate documentation and controls.
• Monitor cash flows, transactions, and balances across numerous accounts and entities.
• Compile various monthly reports for owners and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Controllers, CPAs, investment professionals, financial institutions, attorneys, and other outside advisors to obtain and reconcile information.
• Prepare intercompany and external invoice requests.

Family Office Coordination

• Serve as a reliable point of contact for financial information and documentation across the family’s various entities and advisors.
• Assist with special projects involving the family’s businesses, investments, entities, and personal finances.
• Develop a strong understanding of the family’s overall financial structure and use that knowledge to anticipate information needs and identify issues.

Ideal Candidate

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field; CPA or progress toward CPA certification preferred, but not required.
• Experience: 3+ years of accounting and/or tax experience preferred.
• Reporting: Experience with financial statement analysis and preparation.
• Tax Knowledge: Experience with tax compliance, tax projections, and/or tax planning preferred.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient with Microsoft Excel and experience working with accounting/ERP systems.
• Ownership Mindset: Takes responsibility for results, follows issues through to resolution, and proactively identifies problems and opportunities rather than waiting for direction.
• Time Management: A reliable self-starter able to manage multiple priorities and multi-task to meet deadlines.
• Execution: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with a high attention to detail
• Culture Fit: Posses strong written and verbal communication skills with a genuine interest for working closely with a small, collaborative team.
• Discretion & Confidentiality: Demonstrates sound judgment and the highest level of discretion when handling confidential personal, financial, tax, and family information.
• Relationship Management: Comfortable working professionally with business owners, family members, CPAs, attorneys, investment advisors, financial institutions, and other outside professionals.
• Technology & Process Improvement: Comfortable using technology, automation, and improved workflows to organize financial information, increase efficiency, and improve reporting across multiple entities.

Work Hours

• This is a full-time position, while standard hours are typically 40 hours per week, additional hours may be required during peak periods, including month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, as well as during major projects
• We support a flexible work schedule to accommodate personal commitments and promote a healthy work–life balance

Why is the position open?

• Newly created due to growth

Ag Business Solutions – Grand Rapids, MI

Location: Grand Rapids Office

Employment Type: Salaried Full Time

Company & Position Overview

Join our growing accounting and finance team supporting a diverse group of privately held businesses, with a primary focus on the dairy and agricultural industries. As an Assistant Controller, you will play a key role in financial reporting, forecasting, and consulting for a dedicated portfolio of clients while working directly with Ag Business management, business owners, and operational leaders. You will lead the monthly close and general ledger process to ensure accurate financial reporting that leadership relies for critical business decisions. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain diverse industry experience while also providing a path for career growth within our team.

At Ag Business Solutions, our mission is to assist crop and dairy farmers manage their business, so they can focus their time and energies in providing the highest level of care to their animals, farms and bringing healthy farm fresh food and high-quality dairy products to America at low prices, while providing a source of income for their families and employees.

Our staff of CPAs and highly credentialed professionals provide daily administrative and accounting services through direct interaction with ownership and on-site management. Powered by sophisticated, ever-evolving IT platform, we support multiple dairies, cattle, and row-crop farming operations throughout the country. In addition, our ability to assist producers in managing price risk in the areas of livestock, feed, and milk truly sets us apart.

Position Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Close Process

• Prepare and oversee monthly financial statements for multiple cattle operations, including detailed account analysis, budget-to-actual variance analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare and review quarterly financial statements for real estate entities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to GAAP.

Team Leadership & Development

• Supervise, mentor, and direct the work of accounting staff and senior accountants, including reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, cattle and feed inventory costing, and fixed asset schedules.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls and review procedures to ensure data integrity and compliance with company policies.

Budgeting & Financial Planning

• Develop, implement, and maintain annual operating and capital budgets across dairy, cattle, and real estate operations.
• Monitor performance against budgets and provide management with meaningful variance analysis and actionable insights.

Operational & Project Accounting

• Oversee accounting and financial reporting for new construction and capital projects, including cost tracking, capitalization, and financial analysis.
• Partner with on-farm managers and operations leadership to stay informed on operational changes, production trends, and business needs that impact financial performance.

Cash Management & Daily Finance Operations

• Work closely with the Controllers and accounting team on daily financial activities, including cash management, intercompany funding, and invoice review and approval.
• Ensure sufficient liquidity and proper allocation of funds across entities.

Audit, Tax, and Compliance

• Coordinate year-end close activities and prepare schedules and documentation required for external financial statement audits and CPA-prepared tax returns.
• Assist with research and document accounting treatment for complex or non-routine transactions to ensure compliance with GAAP and company policies.

Analysis & Strategic Support

• Assist with financial modeling and analysis for key business decisions, including return on investment (ROI) analysis, fair market value (FMV) assessments, ownership structure changes, and other strategic initiatives.

Ideal Candidate

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting required; CPA preferred
• Experience: 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, a combination of public accounting and private industry experience preferred
• Industry Focus: Prior experience in agricultural, manufacturing, or other operationally intensive industries strongly preferred
• Core Skills: Experience with account reconciliation, inventory costing, and month-end close processes
• Reporting: Familiarity with financial statement analysis and preparation preferred
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient with Microsoft Excel and experience working with accounting/ERP systems
• Ownership Mindset: Takes responsibility for results, follows issues through to resolution, and proactively identifies problems and opportunities rather than waiting for direction
• Time Management: A reliable self-starter able to manage multiple priorities and multi-task to meet deadlines
• Execution: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with a high attention to detail
• Tech-Forward Mindset: Comfortable evaluating and implementing technology, automation, AI-enabled tools, and improved workflows to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
• Controls & Efficiency: Strong understanding of processes and controls with the mindset focused on continuous improvement
• Culture Fit: Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills with a genuine interest for working closely with a small, collaborative team

Work Hours

• This is a full-time position, while standard hours are typically 40 hours per week, additional hours may be required during peak periods, including month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, as well as during major projects
• We support a flexible work schedule to accommodate personal commitments and promote a healthy work–life balance

Why is the position open?

• Newly created due to growth